AI-Driven FDE Lead for Regulated Enterprise Deliveries

EY; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Lead Forward Deployed Engineer to own end-to-end delivery of AI-enabled systems within a client engagement in highly regulated industries. The role embeds with the client, balancing technical depth with stakeholder trust and outcome ownership, while guiding a small cell of engineers to a production-grade solution.

The ideal candidate combines deep engineering judgment with strong client presence, delivering secure, scalable outcomes in a complex environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years delivering complex enterprise systems, ideally in regulated or client-facing contexts.
• Hands-on engineering depth across integration-heavy architectures, cloud platforms, and distributed systems.
• Experience with modern AI-enabled application stacks (e.g., agentic systems, orchestration frameworks, LLM-backed services).
• Proven ability to operate in forward-deployed, customer-facing, or solutions-architecture roles, owning outcomes end to end.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a small technical team while remaining an individual contributor.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills, including managing client expectations under pressure.
• Solid understanding of software delivery lifecycle, quality gates, and production readiness in enterprise settings.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end outcome delivery for the cell, including scoping, tradeoffs, technical direction, and production readiness.
• Embed directly with the client to define the real problem and translate ambiguous business needs into an executable technical solution.
• Serve as the primary technical interface and trusted advisor to client stakeholders, managing expectations and tradeoffs.
• Stay hands-on, designing and building critical parts of the solution in the client environment as needed.
• Deploy, adapt, and stabilize solutions in the client environment with templates and profiles.
• Direct the work of the cell’s Implementation Engineer and Data Engineer to ensure cohesive delivery.
• Ensure deployments meet safety, integrity, and cost constraints with the control authorities.

Skills

Outcome ownership

Client presence

Hands-on engineering

Technical judgment

Communicating tradeoffs

Autonomy in small teams

Pragmatic mindset

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Agentic AI stacks

Orchestration frameworks

LLM-backed services

Job description

EY is seeking a Lead Forward Deployed Engineer to own end-to-end delivery of AI-enabled systems within a client engagement in highly regulated industries. The role embeds with the client, balancing technical depth with stakeholder trust and outcome ownership, while guiding a small cell of engineers to a production-grade solution.

The ideal candidate combines deep engineering judgment with strong client presence, delivering secure, scalable outcomes in a complex environment.